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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — ASG chief procurement officer, Dr. Oreta Mapu Crichton has resigned from her post, and her final day on the job was last Friday. This was announced by Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga at last Friday’s cabinet meeting, and he wished Crichton the best in her future political...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa “active voters” stranded off-island due to border closure after the local COVID-19 restrictions, will be able to vote absentee in the November general election under procedures put in place by the Election Office.
And local active voters stranded off-...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man is now in custody after being arrested by police last week after a glass pipe containing methamphetamine was found inside his pocket.
A female, who was a passenger on an aiga bus heading to Leone called 911 for assistance after an intoxicated male, who was also a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Governor Lolo Matalasi Moliga submitted to the Fono for confirmation last week two director appointees as well as members for the Territorial Bank of American Samoa (TBAS) Board of Directors.
The two director appointees are Alfonso Pete Galea’i as the new Director of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Eight food commodities increased in price for June, according to the June 2020 Basic Food Index (BFI) report released by the ASG Commerce Department, which surveyed seven major food outlets.
Those food items which increased in price include chicken legs, fresh fish, rice...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals based in Denver, Colorado has set Sept. 23 to hear oral arguments in the US citizenship case, which was appealed from the federal court in Salt Lake City, Utah that ruled last December that “Persons born in American Samoa are...
Honolulu, HAWAII — A 6.1 magnatude earthquake hit 89.9 miles east of Hihifo, Tonga and at a depth of 14 km. This was Saturday morning at approximately 4:30a.m. American Samoa time.
This is in the far north of the Tongan islands about 375 miles WSW of Tutuila.
There are no immediate reports of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Two men were arrested during a traffic stop two weeks ago. Both were booked and confined at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF). One is now charged while the other one was released when the 48 hours expired.
They are Acuna Leomilo, who is now officially charged...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The increasing numbers of people testing positive for COVID-19 in the United States is causing concern to some Senators.
President Pro Tem Nuanuaolefeagaiga Saoluaga Nua asked about government’s preparation to protect the territory from the coronavirus pandemic and...
Washington, D.C. — People paid great heed to John Lewis for much of his life in the civil rights movement. But at the very beginning — when he was just a kid wanting to be a minister someday — his audience didn’t care much for what he had to say.
A son of Alabama sharecroppers, the young Lewis...